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After watching the anime, I read the manga version. To rate the whole anime series/season, I can't say it's great since it abruptly end, giving no answer what happened to the progress of their relationship.

Anyway, I like how Sumika tries to hide her feelings towards Kazama. It's really cute, probably, because of the animation or the seiyuu.

But yeaaaah, it's good. It just kind of slow pace
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After watching the anime, I read the manga version. To rate the whole anime series/season, I can't say it's great since it abruptly end, giving no answer what happened to the progress of their relationship.

Anyway, I like how Sumika tries to hide her feelings towards Kazama. It's really cute, probably, because of the animation or the seiyuu.

But yeaaaah, it's good. It just kind of slow pace story. Also, you'll appreciate it more when you read the manga or watch the second season, if ever they'll make one.

Please! Please read the manga. It ended well and is great. ~ I just really want to promote the first shoujo ai anime I've watched!

Beautifully done yuri/shoujo ai anime that I have seen in awhile. Funny and realistic in the emotional context of girls falling in love and what to do with those feelings. I wish that it expanded more with more episodes but I am happy to see anime being done in a way that doesn't focus only on a girls physique. Rather it focuses on the characters intellectual and emotional maturity and how they
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Beautifully done yuri/shoujo ai anime that I have seen in awhile. Funny and realistic in the emotional context of girls falling in love and what to do with those feelings. I wish that it expanded more with more episodes but I am happy to see anime being done in a way that doesn't focus only on a girls physique. Rather it focuses on the characters intellectual and emotional maturity and how they come to grow as the anime goes on.

I am writing this after having watched the anime and having read the entirety of the manga to its completion. I can say now that Sasameki Koto is one of my favorite yuri manga that I have read. It's certainly not perfect, but what it does well, it does really well and is definitely worth the read.

Ushio Kazama is pretty open about her homosexuality. However, she has a stated preference of "cute
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I am writing this after having watched the anime and having read the entirety of the manga to its completion. I can say now that Sasameki Koto is one of my favorite yuri manga that I have read. It's certainly not perfect, but what it does well, it does really well and is definitely worth the read.

Ushio Kazama is pretty open about her homosexuality. However, she has a stated preference of "cute girls", something which upsets her childhood friend, Sumika Murasame. Sumika's had a crush on Ushio for a while now, but is too afraid to tell her because of her fears of rejection, that it may change their friendship. So she has to work to maintain this, but at the same time find the courage and strength to confess her feelings to her. Amidst all this, she gets roped up into a "girls' club" with Tomoe Hachisuka, another open and proud lesbian, her childlike but mischievous lover Miyako Taema, a rather feminine boy named Akemiya Misaka (who crossdresses and has begun modeling under the name "Akemi Yamisaka"), the aspiring yuri novelist Azusa Aoi, and their oblivious third wheel friend Kiyori Torioi. There are other characters in the manga, but they don't appear here.

The anime version of Sasameki Koto, while very faithful to the source, I feel is severely limited in its potential. The fact that it runs a mere 13 episodes, adapting 12 chapters of a 53 chapter series (episode 12 was an anime-original story), when the manga hadn't quite hit its stride yet, is an unfortunate strike against it. The very first episode had a very different tone and style to it, namely because the first chapter was originally written as a one-shot. But when it got serialized, there was a certain lack of direction early on, and that gets reflected in this adaptation. It recreates several scenes very much line for line, if not shot for shot, it's just that the earlier parts of the manga weren't quite as intriguing.

Still, for what this show does manage to do, for what it does cover, it covers it all extremely well. The voice acting is good, the music is great, the characters all have their own identity (if not entirely fleshed out), and the story manages to balance comedy and angst rather well. It's a pretty sudden shift at first, but you get used to the comedy eventually, and the times it does get dramatic, it still feels strong and meaningful.

It really is a shame that it only lasted 13 episodes, when the manga didn't start getting really good until about chapter 16 or so, and if it had gotten all the way there, this definitely would have gotten a much higher score. Still, it's a good show with a lot of heart, and it will definitely get you interested in the manga. It just would have been better if maybe it was a full 26-episodes, or adapted everything. As it is, it's merely a teaser, but a pretty good one, so take that for what it's worth.

This was a great show. I read the manga and was brought to tears when it ended. I still wish they continued the anime further. If you like yuri then i suggest you watch this haha. Its a cute drama. But not too much drama (thank goodness lol).

Really dug this show. Not the greatest ending. It really needed a second season or a few OVAs. I'll be checking out the manga, chapter 50 i believe
Really funny. There are a lot of layers to the protagonist. cute girls. Never seen anything like this

Like I said in the title, this show expires August 30, 2013 as the license is about to expire. too bad

I was saddened by the news that Crunchyroll would stop streaming Sasameki Koto at the end of August due to licensing issues.

Sasameki Koto is a yuri anime about Sumika Murasame , a smart, athletic girl who has a secret crush on her best friend, Ushio Kazama. Although Ushio is openly lesbian, she "only likes cute girls" which makes things complicated for Sumika, who is cool, and really good at
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I was saddened by the news that Crunchyroll would stop streaming Sasameki Koto at the end of August due to licensing issues.

Sasameki Koto is a yuri anime about Sumika Murasame , a smart, athletic girl who has a secret crush on her best friend, Ushio Kazama. Although Ushio is openly lesbian, she "only likes cute girls" which makes things complicated for Sumika, who is cool, and really good at karate.

Sasameki Koto is one of my favorite yuri manga series, and AIC did a very good job of making the transition from paper to the screen. My one complaint is that the show ends abruptly, about halfway through the third volume. I recommend you watch the show while you still can

This is one of those rare anime that has wonderful story, fine art and a lively dialogue that mixes elements of drama, comedy and romance in a careful balance to make it seem carefree. With the playful nature of the way the characters interact, and the fantastic use of the love-triangle through the mid to late portions in this series, it makes the teen-angst of misunderstanding and projected
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This is one of those rare anime that has wonderful story, fine art and a lively dialogue that mixes elements of drama, comedy and romance in a careful balance to make it seem carefree. With the playful nature of the way the characters interact, and the fantastic use of the love-triangle through the mid to late portions in this series, it makes the teen-angst of misunderstanding and projected desires and feelings a bit too intense at times. But, despite that, it is an anime definitely worth the watch.

Sasameki Koto is a really fun, realistic yuri that gets the tears going. Funny and heart grabbing, this series is definately worth watching. But I don't understand why they would rush the anime to come out when the manga is still ongoing. If I recall correctly, the anime ends at about chapter 12 if anyone feels like continuing after.

i thought the anime was good and it has some funny parts in it .
but i think the story line is strange. like about how it was a love story between girls.
guess it all depends on what you enjoy to watch.

I enjoyed this series, surprisingly enough. I guess I've got a hidden soft spot for Shoujo-Ai.

I'd say it's an entertaining if occasionally frustrating use of the friendzone concept applied to Yuri.

Also, the series comes to somewhat of an abrupt ending. On the one hand, ce la vie, and it does seem they may be resolving some of their issues, but I just happen to want more.
Maybe I'll look
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I enjoyed this series, surprisingly enough. I guess I've got a hidden soft spot for Shoujo-Ai.

I'd say it's an entertaining if occasionally frustrating use of the friendzone concept applied to Yuri.

Also, the series comes to somewhat of an abrupt ending. On the one hand, ce la vie, and it does seem they may be resolving some of their issues, but I just happen to want more.
Maybe I'll look for the manga.

About the Show

Without ever saying a word to her, honor student Sumika Murasame has had a crush on her best friend, Ushio Kazama since middle school.
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Without ever saying a word to her, honor student Sumika Murasame has had a crush on her best friend, Ushio Kazama since middle school.
In their social circle are the energetic members of the brass section: Kiyori Torioi, girls fashion magazine model Masaki Akemiya, and finally Tomoe Hachisuka and Miyako Taema, a couple, all making up a collection of eclectic personalities.
One day, the idea of forming an all-girls after school comes up amongst them...
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